Relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers and the termination of parental rights to those children.

HB 3759 allows designated emergency infant care providers (like hospitals) to take possession of babies under one year old without a court order if: (1) the parent leaves the baby with staff or in a newborn safety device at the facility, and (2) the parent does not state they intend to return. The bill automatically terminates the parent’s parental rights upon this delivery, as the parent is deemed to have "voluntarily relinquished" those rights. This policy change applies specifically to infants left at designated providers under these conditions, effective September 1, 2025.